ABOUT ME

Home Brewing Biography:Started brewing in 2009 with a 5 gallon kit from The Wine and Hop Shop here in Madison. I brewed extract batches in a small apartment for about six months, then we decided to buy a house. I had been stock piling All-Grain equiptment for a while and set up my system when we bought the house. Brewed my first All-Grain January of 2011 on all electric 2 1/2 tier system (i fill the kettle on the ground and lift it up to its place to boil)

I love brewing.

Future Brews:Smoked Porter, Black IPA, Farmhouse Ale

Primary:IIPA, Fresh Cherry Stout, Fresh Cherry Wheat

Secondary:Don't Use 'Em

Bottled:Smoked Porter, Belgian Dubbel

Kegged:Summer Lemon Wheat, Nut Brown Porter

Gender:Male

Status:Married

City:Madison

State/Province:WI

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Questions about March Pumps answered by the Factory! on 07-16-2014 at 07:20 PMWalter-Just had a bit of boil over onto my March 809. Pump was dripping wort off it. I put a
fan on it and cleaned up what I could. Pump seems to be running fine for now. Is there a way to
take apart ...

Posted in thread: Viability of Frozen Yeast on 11-10-2013 at 03:43 AMTo be more clear...I'm wondering about viabilty of frozen yeast yeast slurry in a solution with
15% glycerine, stored in a non-frost free freezer.

Posted in thread: Viability of Frozen Yeast on 11-09-2013 at 08:28 PMAnyone have a rule of thumb for viability of frozen yeast? I have heard 5% drop per week for
active yeast, I would imagine freezing slows the degradation..Maybe 2% loss per week is
reasonable?

Posted in thread: Frozen Yeast - Thaw fast or slow? on 11-09-2013 at 08:26 PMWhen it comes to thawing yeast from a frozen bank, I'm seeing conflicting information... Some
say thaw it fast in warm water and pitch into starter ASAP. And some say let it thaw in the
fridge for a f...

Posted in thread: Polyester Loc-Line - 150F max temp? on 03-24-2013 at 08:22 PMI accidentally ordered the yellow Acid-Resistant Loc-Line instead of the blue and orange
Standard hose for mash recirculation/sparging. Why the does the polyester max out at 150°, but
has the same ope...

Posted in thread: How much cold-brewed coffee for 5 gallon batch? on 03-10-2013 at 05:09 PMWhen I add coffee, I normally add 2 oz grounds at end of the boil, and 2 oz grounds in
secondary. The flavor is a bit to strong early, but if used in a beer that will be around a
while, it really mell...

Posted in thread: PLC Controller Kegerator on 03-08-2013 at 04:30 AMAren't there 53 twelve oz beers in a 5 gallon keg? Also, have you used 1/2" beverage line? I
don't know of many people that do. If it works, what pressure are your kegs and line length?
Nice project b...

Posted in thread: Easily removable element? on 02-21-2013 at 02:50 PMSo you don't have a welded locknut at all? Just the element installed in a hole, with a locknut
and some kind of seal? The seal that came with the element or some other silicone oring?I
thought I woul...